Mussels With Pine Nuts And Garlic
Instructions:
- 300 g freshly cooked mussels
- l00 g pine nuts
- 25 g garlic
- olive oil
- Chop the garlic and the pine nuts briefly in the food processor. Heat some extra virgin olive oil in a pan and add the coarse pine nut - garlic mixture.
- Roast the mixture until it just begins to acquire a golden brown colour (usually 2-3 minutes) and let it cool.
- Purée the cooked mussels and the roasted pine nutgarlic mixture in the food processor. If possible, use freshly prepared mussels which have been cooked together with white wine, fennel, celery, leeks and carrots.
- The pine nut-garlic-mussel purée can be served as it is, on toast or crackers, or (our preference because of the eggs!) as an omelet filling. In the latter case, a glass (or two) of dry cider is a perfect accompaniment.